Archaeology

DNA testing reveals Pompeii residents weren't who they were thought to be

Welcome to Lightning Ridge, where dinosaur bones and rare opalised fossils are waiting to be discovered

Two fossil-mad friends suspect they’ve found something precious. They’re calling in the expert

This fossil collector may have just hit the jackpot. The only question is whether to sell or save it

Museum welcomes back boy who broke 3,500-year-old Bronze Age jar

Calls to protect northern Australia's ancient stone wall fish traps from tourists, climate change

Shipwreck discovered in Swan River one of the oldest found

Maritime researchers uncover 1882 shipwreck in Perth's Swan River

On-farm repatriation of First Nations artefacts

Farmer helps return Indigenous artefacts to rest on country

NASA astronaut Kayla Barron installs the first square for archaeological research

From toiletry bags to post-it notes, the International Space Station needs decluttering

This tiny arm bone fossil sheds light on the early human species known as the 'hobbit'

This tiny arm bone belonged to an ancient human who stood a metre tall

Unknown mummy may be frozen in time 'screaming in agony' due to post-mortem spasm